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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:126094 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 25908 of 2025 Applicant :- Shubham Sonkar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Sanjay Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.
1. List has been revised.
2. Heard Sri Sanjay Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Ram Mohit Yadav, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.
3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 88 of 2025, under Sections 3/5/8 of the U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, Police Station- Rajapur, District- Chitrakoot, during the pendency of trial.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He has nothing to do with the said offence. The applicant is not named in the FIR. The applicant has simply been made an accused on account of him being the son of the owner of the said vehicle. The said vehicle No. UP 78 KN 0543 is in name of the mother of the applicant. The applicant has nothing to do with the said offence. The applicant does not hold any vicarious liability to the offence committed, if any, by the driver of the said vehicle.
5. It is further argued by learned counsel for the applicant that there is no criminal antecedent of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 04.05.2025 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.
6. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application.
7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case,
submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the
case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
8. Let the applicant- Shubham Sonkar, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence during trial. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed.
9. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
10. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses.
Order Date :- 29.7.2025 Karan (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- KARAN KUMAR RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad